Product specifications

Deploying a Converged Storage Network Using a Cisco FCoE Switch

Appendix A: FCoE and Enhanced Ethernet Related Materials

The following links provide more detailed information, and connect to the IEEE documents that

define the Enhanced Ethernet functions:

 P802.1Qbb (Draft 2.3): Priority-based Flow Control

http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/private/bb-drafts/d2/802-1bb-d2-3.pdf

 P802.1Qaz(Draft 2.5): Enhanced Transmission Selection

http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/private/az-drafts/d2/802-1az-d2-5.pdf

 P802.1Qaz (Draft 2.5): DCB Capability Exchange Protocol (DCBX)

http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/private/az-drafts/d2/802-1az-d2-5.pdf

 P802.1Qau (Draft 2.4): Congestion Notification

http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/private/au-drafts/d0/802-1au-d0-4.pdf

 P802.1Qbg and P802.1Qbh: Virtual Bridging

The Ethernet Alliance has white papers that further describe Enhanced Ethernet:

http://www.ethernetalliance.org/library/ethernet_in_the_data_center/white_papers